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Numarine celebrates its 20th anniversary year with a new model and its first ever with diesel-electric propulsion. The brand enjoys a sizeable slice of the market for high-quality explorers and the new addition to the fleet responds to the needs of its clients. With demand for the 26XP and 32XP high, the new 30XP neatly fills a space in the Numarine line-up. Construction of the molds is under way and three units are already sold. The shipyard is aiming to launch the first 30XP in May 2024. The 30XP can accommodate ten guests in five ensuite staterooms: four guest cabins on the lower deck and a master stateroom on the main deck forward with floor-toceiling windows and cut-outs in the bulwarks to maximise the sea views.

Inmarsat provided SEA-KIT International’s uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Maxlimer with connectivity services to transmit data and video from the site of the recent underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga. As part of an international project to assess the environmental damage caused by the eruption, the 12m remotely operated vessel mapped the volcano’s submerged caldera and measured local marine conditions. In 2021, Inmarsat installed a Global Xpress antenna and Fleet LTE hardware on board Maxlimer, adding to the USV’s existing FleetBroadband antenna and allowing it to access full Fleet Xpress capabilities and seamlessly switch between networks. Following a successful pilot, SEA-KIT has signed up for a high-upload plan and the services of Inmarsat Certified Application Provider (CAP) Videosoft Global to support the vessel’s survey activities in Tonga.

25,000t installed by Scaldis

Scaldis is proud to have safely and successfully concluded the installation of six water intake and -outlets for the Hinkley Point Project. An impressive total weight of 25,000t was installed by Scaldis at the seabed within tolerances of centimetres in challenging tidal conditions of the estuaries of the Severn and Parrett River. In order to achieve this, Scaldis had mobilised its two Heavy Lift Vessels ‘Gulliver’ and ‘Rambiz’ in a unique dual lift set-up. A thorough preparation phase and a highly motived crew and sta has resulted in an on-time delivery of the project. Once more, Scaldis confirms its position as one of the leading heavy lift contractors for both o shore and civil works.

With a festive ceremony, Damen Shipyards Group delivered the Fairplay-37 to Fairplay Towage Polska in Gdynia, Poland on 13 October. This Damen Shoalbuster 2711 ICE is set to play an important role in the development of the emerging o shore wind energy sector in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea and beyond. Thanks to her Ice-class properties, the vessel can operate all year round in the Baltic. The shallow draft tug can perform towing operations in both shallow an in deep waters, it can assist with installation operations thanks to her line handling equipment and a deck crane. The 27,06m length vessel has a max beam of 11,55m and a working draught of 2,90m. She is propelled by twin Caterpillar 3512C engines, driving two propellers in nozzles and providing a bollard pull of 47t.

Kongsberg Digital recently signed an agreement on the Vessel Insight infrastructure with Gaslog LNG, a leading global provider of LNG shipping services. This means the entire fleet, counting 35 vessels, will be digitized, resulting in better data collection and utilization for the company. Gaslog LNG operates world wide focusing on safety and operational excellence. Connecting to Kongsberg Digital´s Vessel Insight Infrastructure ultimately provides Gaslog LNG with instant and easy access to fleet overview, vessel specific dashboards and analysis tools. The consistent and standardized way of collecting data through Vessel Insight enables quality reporting, empowers transparency, and allows for in-depth analysis to optimise vessel and fleet performance.

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Van Oord’s new cable-laying vessel Calypso is on its way to the Vard Brattvaag yard in Norway for construction finishing, after a successful and safe launch at the Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania late October. This next-generation, custom-built vessel will be a key strategic addition to Van Oord’s o shore wind fleet, being equipped with the latest sustainable technologies.

Construction is progressing well on schedule and the vessel is expected to be operational from the end of 2023 on. The Calypso is Van Oord’s second cable-laying vessel in addition to the Nexus. It measures 131m in length and 28m across the beam and will be Dutch flagged. The new DP2 vessel will not only be fitted with a carousel on deck but also with a second, below-deck cable carousel, with a total cable-carrying capacity of 8,000t.

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Liebherr Transform is the new upgrade, modification and overhaul service that has a tailor-made solution for customer needs. Itis available for ship to shore container cranes, rubber tyre gantry cranes, rail mounted gantry cranes, mobile harbour cranes, o shore and ship cranes. The new Liebherr Transform provides tailored solutions that respond to the continuously growing demands on today’s businesses. A range of ingenious upgrades, clever retrofits, machine overhauls and service modifications breathe new life into customers’ existing machines. Using the latest technology and years of experience, Liebherr brings a combination of sustainability, smart technologies, maximum productivity and coste ectiveness in one complete solution.

N358 ‘Vertom Patty’ was successfully launched at Thecla Bodewes Shipyards at the end of September. MV Vertom Patty is the first 7,000DWT Diesel-Electric Multi-Purpose Dry Cargo vessel of a series of six of the LABRAX design the Dutch yard is building. The vessel is ordered by Vertom, one of the leading short sea shipping operators within Europe. To emphasize the importance of this event, this first vessel in the series of no fewer than six, was festively christened by Mrs Patty Pols, the wife of the late Mr Pols, founder of Vertom. The vessel will be commissioned in Kampen in October and delivery is scheduled for the end of 2022.

Late August, the new cruise ship Arvia for the British cruise line P&O Cruises left Meyer Werft’s covered building dock II (Hall 6). The float out manoeuvre began in the morning at around 9:00am. The newbuilding then moored at the outfitting pier in the shipyard harbour, where the masts and funnel were lifted onto the ship by crane. The cruise ship has lied in the shipyard harbour until the Ems conveyance in October. The Arvia thus formed the backdrop for the NDR2 Papenburg Festival on 2 and 3 September of this year. Until the conveyance, the interior work on board will be continued and further technical tests will be carried out.